The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an attempted strong arm robbery that occurred outside a Bluffton apartment complex late Saturday night.

Sheriff’s deputies responded to Simmons Cay Apartments at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday to a report of an attempted robbery occurring minutes earlier.

A 22-year old male victim said he was riding his bike, returning to his residence when he was confronted by an unknown group of black men.

According to police, the victim said the men surrounded him and began yelling at him, demanding his bike, his wallet, and his money. The victim dropped his bicycle and ran toward a friend's home in nearby Bluffton House Apartments. The suspects chased after the victim, but disengaged and fled in various directions upon seeing the victim’s friends standing outside. The victim was unharmed during the incident. Deputies located his bicycle, undamaged, where he had dropped it.

The suspects were described as six black males, all between 18 and 24 years old. The victim reported that one of the males was wearing a black shirt, and the other five were wearing white shirts.

The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information to contact either Investigator Cpl. B. Cooler at 843-255-3423 or the Beaufort County Dispatch Center at 843-524-2777.